Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
be 13.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mongolia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 62.6% more money
Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2020, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $18,700 as of 2020.
be 38.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guyana, that number is 11.1% as of 2013.
be 23.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mongolia, 28.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
Life
be 14.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mongolia, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guyana, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.8% less likely to be literate
In Mongolia, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2020. In Guyana, it is 88.5% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mongolia, approximately 88% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 41.3% less likely to have internet access
In Mongolia, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guyana, about 37.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 28.9% more on healthcare
Mongolia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guyana, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guyana: At a glance
How big is Guyana compared to Mongolia? See an in-depth size comparison.